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Choose Function to Visualize Detected Objects

Computer Vision Toolbox™ offers several functions to visualize detected objects by inserting or overlaying shapes on image, video, and point cloud data.

The insert-related functions draw shapes and text by fusing them with image and video data. The showShape function uses MATLAB® graphics to overlay shapes and text on top of image, video, and point cloud data and is rendered in a MATLAB axes.

This table compares the visualization functions on the basis of their support for image, video, and point cloud data.

FunctionImagesVideoPoint CloudsCode GenerationExample
insertShapeYesYesNoYes

Collection of vegetables with a yellow circle outline inserted and a green filled polygon.

Insert Shapes on Image

insertTextYesYes NoYes

Circuit board with inserted text labeling Confidences

Insert Text on Image

insertObjectAnnotationYesYesNoYes

Two coins outlined with circles and labels 5 and 10

Annotate an Image

insertMarkerYesYesNoYes

Highway lanes marked with circled X's.

Insert Markers on Image

insertObjectMaskYesYesNoYes

Group of people waiting by elevators, each with a different color pixel-filled mask outlining their form.

Insert Multicolor Masks on Image

showShapeYesYesYesNo

Point cloud image of teapot enclosed in a cuboid.

Show Cuboid on Detected Object in Point Cloud

plot object function of the cylinderModelNoNoYesNo

Point cloud depicting objects with a cylinder rendered around cylinder shape

Fit Cylinder Shape on Point Cloud

plot object function of the sphereModelNoNoYesNo

Point cloud depicting objects with a sphere rendered on sphere shape

Detect Sphere in Point Cloud

plot object function of the planeModelNoNoYesNo

Point cloud depicting objects with a plane rendered on the plane shapes

Fit Plane Shape on Point Cloud

plot (Lidar Toolbox) object function of the cuboidModel (Lidar Toolbox) object.NoNoYesNo

Point cloud depicting a car enclosed within a cuboid shape

Fit Cuboid Over Point Cloud Data (Lidar Toolbox)

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